You Are Your Instrument For Change

As an artist, you are your most powerful instrument. In this workshop, we’ll uncover our individual “why” and explore how to activate our voices, bodies, passions, and talents to help create the world we want to see. Together, we’ll discover the unique power you as an artist hold to inspire change, strengthen your community, and make an impact both locally and nationally. Standing side by side with your fellow artists, we’ll experiment with fun, creative ways to use our instruments for self-expression and meaningful change.

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Nick Mayo is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and continued his higher education at The Juilliard School where he received his BFA. He made his Broadway debut in Terrence McNally’s The Ritz. He continued his Broadway career with the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific followed by How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe, Nick Jonas, and Darren Criss. As a producer, Nick founded Pride Plays with fellow Juilliard alumni Michael Urie and entertainment lawyer Doug Nevin. Nick is Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the philanthropic heart of Broadway, helping ensure those affected by HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and other life-threatening illnesses nationwide receive medication, healthy meals, counseling and emergency assistance. Broadway Cares is the major financial supporter of the social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), helping everyone in entertainment and the performing arts. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS also awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. broadwaycares.org
Stage the Change is co-sponsored by Stage the Change, Inc.
The Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Hauppauge Public Schools.
Stage the Change programs are made possible with funds from the
Arts Reach Fund at The New York Community Trust, Long Island; The New York Community Trust 
and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the
​Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
This work is supported by Long Island Grants for the Arts through funds provided by the office of the Governor and the
New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council. 
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